Martin MacBlain

You don’t know what you’ve lost until it’s gone May 15, 2022 - Upon watching the FA Cup final yesterday, the commentator (goodness knows who) remarked that Jurgen Klopp had remarkably been in charge since 2015. I was taken aback at this, as it just feels like a lot shorter. Furthermore, I was then subjected to watching him address and ‘pseudo-olé’ the crowd… ...
Right back where we started from… December 31, 2021 - For the first time since 2017, I cannot see what we are trying to do. The path, always so clear, is now clouded. Muddied beyond recognition. I simply don’t know what we are trying to achieve other than some finger-tip clutching at the precipice of Premier League participation. In the… ...
An ode to Daniel Farke November 7, 2021 - Oh Stuart Webber. What have you done. Of course, only time will tell, if this cruelest of decisions, bears fruit. And I guess that just proves hindsight can, and cannot, be a wonderful thing. I do hope Webber hasn’t rolled the dice before he too departs. Mike Walker aside, I’ve… ...
It’s not Norwich City that’s broken… October 26, 2021 - I’ve barely watched us this season. It’s not that I don’t care. I just don’t care about where we are plying our trade. I’m currently embroiled in a wonderful debate with the South West Canaries supporters group, whereby I am one of only two, who want to maintain the status… ...
Football provides escapism while uniting us in euphoria. It can also unite us in grief June 14, 2021 - I had started penning this article a week ago, with the title - a gentle escapism from the harsh reality of life... Events in the Denmark game have swiftly rendered that title meaningless. Permit me to express my thoughts prior to the Denmark game. There was a lad I used to… ...
What if… Big Bad Bob had done things just a little bit differently February 9, 2021 - “And the Freedom of the City, is awarded to Mr Robert Chase.” Humour me. Inspired by the wonderfully evocative (provocative?), Mr Sadler’s article on Robert Chase, I felt driven to write an ‘alternate view’ on what might just have happened, had the purse strings been loosened in those balmy days… ...
“Where were you, where were you, where were you when we were great…?” October 30, 2020 - I’m actually asking this as a genuine question rather than attempting to ignite our readers into a chanting frenzy. The Second Coming by Kevin Baldwin. If you haven’t read it, do so. A fantastic read, well written, and a lovely match-by-match insight into the return of Mike Walker. I’m on… ...
As the saying goes… ‘Time for some new heroes’ August 28, 2020 - ‘Sorry, but I must have missed your tenure as England manager.’ Indubitably, the Rodent’s most infamous quote. Yet it was a rather different quote of his that struck me. It’s relevance still resonates today. ‘The only difference is that it won’t be in a Norwich shirt, but I’ve had a… ...
So, we’ve already had a few ins, but who’s on their way out of Carrow Road? August 5, 2020 - "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." - Albert Einstein. Well that quote now feels rather apt. I’ve kept my powder deliberately dry over the re-start, but having watched the same smorgasbord being served up game after game I decided on the theme for… ...
Tempus Fugit – But there are worse things than sharing a birthday with Norwich City June 17, 2020 - As I sit and pen this on the eve of my 40th birthday, a multitude of emotions are swirling around my inner conscience. Do I feel that old? Am I now in mid-life? Is the inevitable getting closer. It really is a whirlwind. The reality, if you remove numbers, is… ...